100 best job keywords for your next job posting

If you’re looking to attract and hire talent, you need to select the right job keywords for your title and description. Millions of job searches are conducted each month on Monster.com in addition to searches on Google and other major search engines. In order for your online job posting to be relevant to these search engines, you’ll need to select the right keyword phrases for your job title and description. This process will also help your listing perform better within Monster’s internal search engine.
Fortunately, Monster Intelligence dug into what job seekers are searching for across the nation. Before you list your next job opening, you’ll want to know what we found. Here are the top 100 job keywords to consider:
- Administrative assistant
- Customer service
- Receptionist
- Part time
- UPS package handler part time entry level warehouse support
- Accounting
- Human resources
- Warehouse
- Sales
- Manager
- Data entry
- Administrative
- Retail
- Work from home
- Executive assistant
- Project manager
- Medical Assistant
- Marketing
- Accountant
- Cashier
- Registered nurse
- Business analyst
- Office
- IT
- Warehouse worker
- Office manager
- Finance
- Mechanical engineer
- Construction
- Entry level
- Clerical
- Controller
- Engineer
- Manufacturing
- Accounts payable
- Paralegal
- Forklift operator
- Customer service representative
- LPN
- Call center
- Graphic designer
- Information technology
- Office assistant
- Maintenance
- Full time
- Customer services representative
- Driver
- Operations manager
- Data analyst
- Part-time
- Nurse
- Security
- Healthcare
- Bookkeeper
- Remote
- Analyst
- Pharmacist
- RN
- Sales representative
- Management
- Welder
- Payroll
- Office clerk
- Supervisor
- Nurse practitioner
- Attorney
- Purchasing
- Recruiter
- Financial analyst
- Software engineer
- Director
- Logistics
- Sales manager
- Electrician
- Server
- Banking
- Delivery driver
- Medical office receptionist
- Truck driver
- Assistant
- Legal
- Warehouse manager
- Insurance
- Teacher
- Education
- Real estate
- Secretary
- Engineering
- Account manager
- Medical
- Production supervisor
- Bartender
- CnA
- Buyer
- Maintenance technician
- Graphic design
- Automotive
- Accounts receivable
- Security officer
- Restaurant
These data findings are based on an analysis of Monster job seeking activity. Most non-human traffic was removed from the study to improve the results. Direct keyword searches on Monster.com account for about half of job traffic, with increasing traffic coming from 3rd party search (e.g. Google, Banners. TagetMail, Career Ad Network, and other traffic drivers).
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